GAO: Postal Service business 'not viable'
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Happy Monday! The U.S. Postal Service's current business model "is not viable" and the mail agency should make deeper job and wage cuts, hire more part-time staff and consider outsourcing operations, according to a draft of a government audit acquired by The Federal Eye.
Auditors also urge Congress to remove restrictions on the Postal Service's ability to cut Saturday mail delivery and close post offices, according to the report, which offers recommendations similar to the USPS's own proposed 10-year business plan.
Lawmakers requested the Government Accountability Office report, set for a Monday release, as they prepare to consider the USPS plan, which was introduced last month. The proposals call for an end to six-day delivery and ask Congress to give the mail agency the ability to raise prices beyond the rate of inflation and close post offices if necessary.
The report's conclusions pleased top postal officials who are gathered this week in Nashville for the annual National Postal Forum, a convention for the mail agency's largest customers.
(More here.)
WashPost
Happy Monday! The U.S. Postal Service's current business model "is not viable" and the mail agency should make deeper job and wage cuts, hire more part-time staff and consider outsourcing operations, according to a draft of a government audit acquired by The Federal Eye.
Auditors also urge Congress to remove restrictions on the Postal Service's ability to cut Saturday mail delivery and close post offices, according to the report, which offers recommendations similar to the USPS's own proposed 10-year business plan.
Lawmakers requested the Government Accountability Office report, set for a Monday release, as they prepare to consider the USPS plan, which was introduced last month. The proposals call for an end to six-day delivery and ask Congress to give the mail agency the ability to raise prices beyond the rate of inflation and close post offices if necessary.
The report's conclusions pleased top postal officials who are gathered this week in Nashville for the annual National Postal Forum, a convention for the mail agency's largest customers.
(More here.)
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Time Out ... the Republicans have a plan ... send more Franked Mail.
For example, during the October-December period, the Minnesota delegation sent :
Michele Bachmann (R-06) 653,174 pieces of mail
Erik Paulsen (R-03) 559,628
John Kline (R-02) 252,429
Tim Walz (D-01) 225,321
Keith Ellison (D-05) 224,258
Collin Peterson (D-07) 13,000
Jim Oberstar (D-08) 5,297
Betty McCollum (D-04) 1,223
In 2009, Congressman Paulsen spent a total of $413,996 on mass communications.
Of course, you need to separate the mailing cost from the printing cost ... to see how effectively they spent the taxpayer's money …let’s compare the highest Democrat versus the lowest Republican … Walz spent $40,167.00 for his 225,321 while Kline spent $80,829.63 for his 252,429. Kline paid twice as much per piece.
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